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The International Elite of Metal at Rockavaria: IRON MAIDEN, NIGHTWISH, IGGY POP, SABATON, SLAYER & Many More


The best rock bands on the planet are going to be at Rockavaria, the three-day rock spectacle in Munich, Germany, in May 2016 and some early bird tickets are still available!

Gelsenkirchen and Munich: In both cities it's going to be loud, it's going to be hard, and it's going to be great next year! From May 26 till 28, the Rock im Revier festival will take place in the GelsenTrab Park in Gelsenkirchen and from May 27 till 29 the Rockavaria festival in the Olympiapark in Munich. The DEAG festivals take shape and fans can look forward to more of the very best that the international world of Rock and Metal can offer. Next to the undefeated grand masters of Heavy Metal, IRON MAIDEN, more than a dozen of top-class acts have been confirmed, among them, the number one bands NIGHTWISH, SLAYER, IN EXTREMO, and POWERWOLF.

Further super-bands such as SABATON, MANDO DIAO, ANTHRAX, GHOST, TREMONTI, GOJIRA, THE WILD LIES, RAVEN AGE, and IGGY POP (his only gig in Germany!) are also part of the lineup. The limited Early-Bird-tickets for Rock im Revier cost 125€ including all fees and for Rockavaria tickets are available from 139€ (all fees included). The pre-sale on www.myticket.deand www.ticketmaster.de has already started; further infos about the festivals can be found here: www.rockavaria.de and www.rock-im-revier.de.

Many of the bands are regularly at the top of the charts. So, with their new album `Repentless´, SLAYER, the conquerors of Trash Metal, can boast with the pole position in Germany and may be held responsible for full houses at their current tour and a lot of aching necks. The Finns NIGHTWISH have romped about at the top 3 regularly for one decade now and are rightly considered the kings (including a queen) of Symphonic Metal, while SABATON always promise classic headbanger material guaranteeing a party. From Germany, there're the successful medieval rockers IN EXTREMO on the program, as well as POWERWOLF, who have developed into a whizkid within the scene presenting epic, highly melodic Heavy Metal and great shows.

ANTHRAX will deliver more Thrash as they're one of the legendary “Big Four” in the genre having influenced its style since the 80s. The New Yorkers will bring along their new album `For All Kings´ which in well-informed circles is already seen as one of the most important Metal releases of 2016. TREMONTI is no one less than chief guitarist Mark Tremonti from ALTER BRINGE/CREED together with his Metal solo band. In contrast, there're the more relaxed but nevertheless highly popular tunes by Pop rockers MANDO DIA from Sweden (`Dance With Somebody´). The French GOJIRA fall into the category “modern and hard” since they not only call themselves after the well-known monster, but also sound like it.

There're also many rumors about the Nameless Ghouls of GHOST which make their creepy classic rock even more fascinating. THE WILD LIES and RAVEN AGE are both hot newcomers from Great Britain. In Munich, this year's winners of the band contest, TUXEDOO, will of course be there as well. During their “The Book Of Souls” world tour, IRON MAIDEN can only be seen at the already sold out Wacken festival, in Berlin, and at our Rockavaria! The band will fly in with their own jumbo navigated by vocalist Bruce Dickinson. The jumbo baptized “Ed Force One” will transport the musicians, the crew, and the complete equipment for over 90.000 kilometers across 35 countries. In over 40 countries the British Heavy Metal legends have reached the top of the charts with their record `The Book Of Souls´. And more bands will follow. Keep on rockin'!

For both festivals, Rock im Revier and Rockavaria, it's going to be the second round in 2016. Over 100.000 fans have celebrated in Gelsenkirchen and Munich a successful festival beginning in May this year.

Additional Festival Info
Line-up: Iron Maiden, Nightwish, Iggy Pop (the only gig in Germany, only in Munich!), Sabaton, Slayer, Mando Diao, In Extremo, Powerwolf, Anthrax, Ghost, Tremonti, Gojira, The Wild Lies, The Raven Age, tuXedoo (only in Munich)
Tickets: available from 125€ at www.myticket.de or www.ticketmaster.de
Info ROCKAVARIA: www.rockavaria.de
Info ROCK IM REVIER: www.rock-im-revier.de

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